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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. )*

                            Flamel Technologies S.A.
                                (Name of Issuer)

              Ordinary Shares, nominal value 0.80 French franc per
                    share, represented by American Depositary
                                     Shares
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   338488 10 9
                                 (CUSIP Number)

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).






                             Page 1 of 5 Pages




- --------------------------                           ---------------------------
CUSIP No.  338488 10 9                13G            Page  2    of  5    Pages
           ---------------                                -----    -----
- --------------------------                           ---------------------------

- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           Hemera II et CIE
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                      (a) [ ]
                                                                      (b) [ ]
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        3  SEC USE ONLY

- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        4  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Luxembourg
- -------------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                         5  SOLE VOTING POWER

                            1,015,349
                     ------ ----------------------------------------------------
     NUMBER OF           6  SHARED VOTING POWER
      SHARES
   BENEFICIALLY             -0-
     OWNED BY
                     ------ ----------------------------------------------------
       EACH              7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     REPORTING
      PERSON                1,015,349
       WITH
                     ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                         8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            -0-
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        9  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           1,015,349
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
       10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
           CERTAIN SHARES*   [ ]

- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
       11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           9.35%
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
       12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           PN
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------



                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!









Item 1(a).                     Name of Issuer:
- ----------                     --------------

                               Flamel Technologies S.A. (the "Issuer")

Item 1(b).                     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
- ----------                     -----------------------------------------------

                               Parc Club du Moulin a Vent
                               33, avenue du Docteur Georges Levy
                               69693 Venissieux France

Items 2(a)                     Name of Person Filing; Address of Principal
and (b).                       Business Office:
- ----------                     -------------------------------------------

                               This  statement  is filed by and on behalf of
                               Hemera  II et CIE  ("Hemera").  The  business
                               address  of Hemera is c/o  Electra  Fleming &
                               Associes,  31, rue de Lisbonne,  75008 Paris,
                               France.

Item 2(c).                     Citizenship:
- ----------                     -----------

                               Not Applicable

Item 2(d).                     Title of Class of Securities:
- ----------                     ----------------------------

                               Ordinary  Shares,  nominal  value 0.80 French
                               franc   per   share   ("Ordinary    Shares"),
                               represented by American Depositary Shares

Item 2(e).                     CUSIP Number:
- ----------                     ------------

                               338488 10 9

Item 3.                        Not Applicable
- -------

Item 4.                        Ownership:
- -------                        ---------

                                (a)     1,015,349 Ordinary Shares, as of
                                        December 31, 1996.



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                                 (b)     9.35%

                                         This calculation includes all
                                         outstanding Ordinary Shares of the
                                         Issuer, whether or not represented by
                                         American Depositary Shares.

                                 (c)     (i)       1,015,349
                                         (ii)      -0-
                                         (iii)     1,015,349
                                         (iv)      -0-

Item 5.                            Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
- -------                            --------------------------------------------

                                   Not Applicable

Item 6.                            Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf
- -------                            of Another Person:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                                   Not Applicable

Item 7.                            Identification and Classification of the
- -------                            Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
                                   Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                                   Not Applicable

Item 8.                            Identification and Classification of
- -------                            Members of the Group:
                                   ------------------------------------

                                   Not Applicable

Item 9.                            Notice of Dissolution of Group:
- -------                            --------------------------------

                                   Not Applicable

Item 10.                           Certification:
- --------                           -------------

                                   Not Applicable



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                                    SIGNATURE

          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

                                          HEMERA II ET CIE


                                          By: Electra Fleming & Associes,
                                              its General Partner


                                          By:    /s/ Jean Ducroux
                                              __________________________
                                              Name:  Jean Ducroux
                                              Title: Chairman and Chief
                                                     Executive Officer


Dated:  February 21, 1997


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